Tim397
Code name (Unique Key)
Tim397
Type of timber evidence
Chase in the wall
Location code
Structural unit code
Number of chases / cuvity
3
Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit
Cetrally located at the SE end of the SW wall of Room XVI, on its SW side/face.
Position in the space
Palace, West Wing. The wall between Rooms XVI and XII.
Chase or cuvity on
Mud-brick wall
Shape of the chase / cuvity
Semi-circular
Orientation of the chase / cuvity
Vertical
Dimensions of the chase / cuvity
0.14 (NE-SW) x 0.13 (NW-SE) x 0.80 (as preserved)
General description of the chase / cuvity
Vertical timber element extending to the entire preserved height of the SW mud-brick wall of Room XVI. It is located at the SE end of the wall and it is based on the stone base of the structure. It is part of the timber frame of the wall and connected at some height (not preserved) with the others vertical timber elements on its SW side/face. Its appearance is the result of restoration.
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Tim397_001
Bibliography
Platon, Nikolaos. 1963. «Ανασκαφαί Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 160-188 (at pp. 177-178, 171: fig. 3).
Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 131-135).
Excavation notebook. 1963, p. 61.
Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 131-135).
Excavation notebook. 1963, p. 61.
Imprint on
Mud brick